Biographies

Mr. Steven I. Geringer is Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Geringer has served as a director of the Company since 2009 and as Chairman of the Board since January 2016. Mr. Geringer also served on the board of directors of Envision Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: EVHC), an ambulatory surgery center, medical transportation and physician services company from 2016 to October 2018, pursuant to its merger with AmSurg Corporation (Nasdaq: AMSG), on whose board of directors he had served since 1997, including serving as the chairman of the board of directors from 2009 to 2016. Mr. Geringer served as the Interim CEO of WoundCare Specialists, Inc., from 2015 to 2016 where he also served on the board of directors from 2010 to 2016. Mr. Geringer has also served on the board of directors of MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MRT), a healthcare REIT, since August 2015. From December 2012 to April 2015, Mr. Geringer was a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, a global professional services firm. Mr. Geringer previously served on the boards of directors of several privately-held companies including Imedex, LLC, a medical education provider, FastPace Urgent Care, an urgent care clinic operator, and Stratasan, LLC, a healthcare data analytics software company. He also was chairman and a director of Qualifacts Systems, Inc., a software provider for behavioral health and human services providers, from 2002 to its sale in July 2014. Mr. Geringer’s career has focused almost exclusively on healthcare services companies as a founder, adviser, director and executive. Mr. Geringer earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. We believe Mr. Geringer’s qualifications to serve as a director of our Company and as Chairman of the Board include his financial literacy, experience in the healthcare industry, his expertise in corporate strategy and development and his experience on other public company boards of directors.

Mr. R. Dirk Allison is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. Mr. Allison has served as a director of the Company since October 2010, and as President and Chief Executive Officer since January 16, 2016. Since April 2019, Mr. Allison has served as a director of National Mentor Network, the holding company for Civitas Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CIVI), a home- and community-based health and human services provider. From July 2013 to January 2015, Mr. Allison served as a director of Curo Health Services, LLC, a hospice care provider. From October 2013 to August 2014, Mr. Allison served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Correctional Healthcare Companies, Inc., a national provider of correctional healthcare solutions. Prior to joining Correctional Healthcare Companies, Inc., Mr. Allison served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of CCS Medical, Inc., a provider of mail order diabetic supplies, from 2011 to May 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Allison served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODSY), a provider of hospice services. Odyssey Healthcare, Inc., was acquired in 2010 by Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), a $2 billion provider of home health and hospice services. Prior to joining Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. in 2006, Mr. Allison was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omniflight, Inc., an operator of aviation support services to the healthcare industry. Prior to Omniflight, Inc., Mr. Allison served for approximately three and a half years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ardent Health Services LLC, an operator of acute care and behavioral care hospitals, and for approximately four years as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Renal Care Group, Inc. (NYSE: RCI), an operator of dialysis centers.

Mr. Brian Poff is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Poff has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2016. Mr. Poff has served in a number of financial positions in both public and private healthcare companies. From October 2015 to April 2016, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C., a provider of behavioral health services. Prior to Oceans Healthcare, Mr. Poff served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for CCS Medical, Inc., a provider of mail order diabetic supplies, from November 2011 to October 2015. Prior to CCS Medical, Mr. Poff served as the Corporate Controller for AccentCare, Inc., a provider of home health services. Mr. Poff also held the position of Division Chief Financial Officer—Hospice Services for Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), provider of home health and hospice services, and served as Assistant Controller for Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODSY), a provider of hospice services. Before working with Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., he served as the Controller for Horizon Health Corporation, a provider of behavioral health services, until its acquisition by Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., a psychiatric hospital operator, whereby he was elevated to the role of Division CFO. Mr. Poff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Sam Houston State University.

Mr. W. Bradley Bickham is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Bickham has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2017. Mr. Bickham has served in a variety of senior leadership roles in both public and private healthcare companies, following tenures in the legal and accounting fields. From September 2014 to January 2017, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for United Surgical Partners International, an ambulatory surgery provider. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for a number of firms, including Correctional Healthcare Companies, Inc., a provider of correctional healthcare solutions, from 2013 to August 2014 and CCS Medical, Inc., a provider of mail order diabetic supplies, from 2012 to 2013. He also served as Vice President, and later Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODSY), a provider of hospice services, from 2003 through its acquisition by Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), provider of home health and hospice services, in 2010. Mr. Bickham earned both a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a law degree from Louisiana State University.

Ms. Laurie Manning has been appointed as Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President of the company. Ms. Manning has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer since August 2017. From 2012 to August 2017, Ms. Manning served as the Vice President, Human Resources for Epic Health Services, Inc., which provides home health services for medically fragile children and adults in 21 states. Previously, she served at Humana, Inc. (NYSE: HUM) as Human Capital Leader, Human Resources and served 17 years with Concentra, Inc., a provider of healthcare services, for whom Ms. Manning most recently served for five years as Vice President, Human Resources, East Region. Ms. Manning’s professional certifications include SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources) and SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management-Senior Certified Professional). She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Bellevue University and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Norwich University.

Mr. James Zoccoli is no longer Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer of the Company, effective July 31, 2019. Mr. Zoccoli has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since February 2016. Mr. Zoccoli joined the Company from Heart to Heart Hospice, LLC, a provider of hospice services, where he served as Senior Vice President and CIO from September 2014 to February 2016. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, COO and CIO at CCS Medical, Inc., a provider of mail order diabetic supplies, from 2011 to 2014. He served as Senior Vice President, CIO at Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), provider of home health and hospice services, from 2010 to 2011, after its acquisition of Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODSY), a provider of hospice services, where he held the position of Vice President, Information Technology. Prior to Odyssey Healthcare, Inc., Mr. Zoccoli held similar positions at Horizon Health Corporation, a provider of behavioral health services, and LifeCare Management Services, LLC, a provider of healthcare services. Mr. Zoccoli earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from the State University of New York at Oswego.

Mr. Darby Anderson is Executive Vice President, Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer of Addus HealthCare, a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Anderson has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer since December 2014. Mr. Anderson previously served as Senior Vice President of Addus HealthCare, a position he held from 2013 to 2014. Mr. Anderson joined Addus HealthCare in 1996, and has served in such capacities as a Regional Manager, Midwest, Regional Vice President, Midwest and East, and Vice President of Home and Community Services. Mr. Anderson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University.

Mr. Sean Gaffney has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of the company, Effective April 29, 2019. He serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer beginning April 29, 2019. From 2015 to April 26, 2019, Mr. Gaffney served as General Counsel for Encompass Health – Home Health & Hospice, the fourth largest U.S. provider of skilled home health services. Previously, he served from 2014 to 2015 as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary of BroadJump, LLC, a software start-up producing innovative hospital cost-reduction technology. Mr. Gaffney earned a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Dallas and a law degree from Boston University School of Law, where he was a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and managing editor of the Boston University International Law Journal.

Mr. Michael M. Earley is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Earley has served as a director of the Company since March 2014. Since 2013, Mr. Earley has also advised on healthcare services and other businesses through a consulting company, Pelican Advisors, LLC, where he serves as Managing Member. Mr. Earley served as Chairman and CEO of Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc., an operator of a provider services network, from 2003 to 2013. Mr. Earley has been an advisor to public and privately owned companies, acting in a variety of management roles since 1997. From 1986 to 1997, Mr. Earley served in a number of senior management roles, including CEO, CFO and Corporate Development Officer, for Intermark, Inc. and Triton Group Ltd., both publicly traded diversified holding companies. Mr. Earley was CEO of Collins Associates, an institutional money management firm, from 2000 through 2002. Mr. Earley has also served as a director for several public companies throughout his career. Mr. Earley received undergraduate degrees in accounting and business administration from the University of San Diego. From 1978 to 1983, Mr. Earley was an audit and tax staff member of Ernst & Young LLP. We believe Mr. Earley’s qualifications to serve as a director of our Company include his experience in the healthcare industry, his financial literacy and his experience on other public company boards of directors.

Mr. Mark L. First is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. First has served as a director of the Company since 2006. Mr. First held the title of President of the Company from 2006 to 2009; however, Mr. First was not paid for his service in his capacity as President and had no involvement in the management of Addus Healthcare, Inc. (“Addus Healthcare”). Mr. First is a Managing Director of Eos Management, L.P. (“Eos Management”) and its affiliates, which includes ECP Helios Partners III, L.P., ECP General III, L.P. and Eos Partners SBIC III, L.P. (the “Eos Funds”), where he has been employed since 1994. Mr. First was previously an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated (NYSE: MS) from 1991 to 1994. Mr. First is a director of several privately owned companies. Mr. First earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. We believe Mr. First’s qualifications to serve as a director of our Company include his financial literacy and experience in business, corporate strategy and investment matters.

Mr. Darin J. Gordon is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Gordon has served as a director of the Company since October 2016. Mr. Gordon also has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the consulting firm Gordon & Associates, P.A. since 2016 and as a founding partner of Speire Healthcare Strategies, a healthcare consulting firm, since June 2017. From 1996 to May 2016, Mr. Gordon was employed at the State of Tennessee’s Division of Health Care Finance and Administration, an $11 billion healthcare enterprise that provided services to nearly 1.5 million Tennesseans. In 2006, he became the division’s Chief Executive Officer and Director, which included his responsibilities as Director of TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program. Prior to becoming the division’s CEO and Director, Mr. Gordon also served as the division’s Director of Managed Care Programs and Chief Financial Officer. Throughout his career, Mr. Gordon has held various board positions in both corporate and non-profit capacities, including at Advanced Care Partners and Upperline Health, Inc. as well as at The Brown Center for Autism. Mr. Gordon earned a Bachelor of Science from Middle Tennessee State University. We believe Mr. Gordon’s qualifications to serve as a director of our Company include his experience in business, corporate strategy and investment matters as well as his knowledge of regulations regarding government reimbursements.

Ms. Jean Rush is Independent Director of the company. She has served as a director of the Company since October 2018. From July 2015 to July 2018, Ms. Rush served as the Executive Vice President of Government Markets at HighMark Inc., an affiliate of BlueCross BlueShield. During her tenure at HighMark Inc., Ms. Rush held various board positions in both corporate and non-profit capacities, including at affiliates of Highmark. Prior to serving at Highmark, Ms. Rush served in various executive roles with Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) from September 2011 to January 2015, most recently as Senior Vice President, Complex Care. Since November 2018, Ms. Rush has served on the board of directors of Eventus WholeHealth, an integrated long term health services provider, where she served as chair of the compliance committee and as a member of the audit committee. She previously served on the board of directors for Gateway Health Solutions, a Medicaid managed care company, from July 2015 to July 2018. Ms. Rush is also a member of the board of directors and chair of the compensation committee of Women Business Leaders in the U.S. Healthcare Industry. Ms. Rush earned a Bachelor of Arts at Boston College and a master’s degree in business administration at the University of Connecticut. We believe Ms. Rush’s qualifications to serve as a director of our Company include her experience in the healthcare industry, experience with Medicare and Medicaid, including Medicare Advantage, executive business experience and experience on other company boards of directors.

Dr. Susan T. Weaver, M.D., is Independent Director of the Company. Dr. Weaver has served as a director of the Company since October 2016. Since July 2018, Dr. Weaver has served as President of KEPRO, a diversified healthcare information company, and from July 2016 to July 2018, Dr. Weaver served as the Chief Executive Officer of the healthcare services company C3 HealthcareRx, LLC. Prior to joining C3 Healthcare Rx, she was President of Transformation Health Partners, a healthcare consulting company she founded in 2015. From December 2012 to September 2015, Dr. Weaver served at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state’s largest health insurer, completing her service there as Chief Medical Officer. From 2009 to December 2012, Dr. Weaver held various executive positions at WakeMed Health & Hospitals, a healthcare services provider, including Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs. Dr. Weaver has also served on the board of directors of Veritas Collaborative, LLC, a specialty healthcare company, and DFB Healthcare Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq: DFBH), since February 2018 and February 2017, respectively. She previously served on the board of directors for LifeNexus, Inc., a medical information company, as well as for Paired Health, LLC, a healthcare software and services company. Dr. Weaver was a founding member and Executive Director of Alliance Medical Ministry, a not-for-profit organization providing medical care to the working uninsured of Wake County, N.C. Dr. Weaver earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Duke University and an M.D. from the Duke University School of Medicine. She completed postgraduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Weaver is board-certified in Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

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